Dean Richards grows a pair

The Club fully accepts the verdicts and sanctions imposed upon the Club since it is accountable for the failings of its staff. During the course of this process Dean Richards unreservedly tendered his resignation from his post as Director of Rugby. The board of Harlequins has accepted his resignation.

I think the ERC (and IRB) would be happy enough to respond but I suppose its not that simple. Richards hasnt really been found guilty of anythign and he's the one they wanted to get. With that in mind I suppose your right, it doesnt look like anything has really changed in their eyes.

Harlequins had it all going so well. They had a squad that was really well bonded, packed with a lot of young English talent like Care, Strettle, Skinner, Robshaw, Monye, Turner-Hall etc. They made the playoffs and HC quarter finals playing some very nice rugby. Dean Richards was a great coach responisble for a lot of this growth. What's more, they're selling lots of tickets, they've got a great kit to market themselves on and being 'London's Pride'; plus they got 50,000 into Twickenham for an ordinary League Game.

Saracens are my team, but with Union and League I've been down to the Stoop one hell of a lot this year and have come to like Harlequins a lot. How stupid they have been to have seriously dented an excellent reputation; lost an excellent head coach; risk being thrown out of the world's premier club competition and also lose a loyal player for a year. Just for a REALLY trivial, mindless act. They've thrown it all away.

Harlequins had it all going so well. They had a squad that was really well bonded, packed with a lot of young English talent like Care, Strettle, Skinner, Robshaw, Monye, Turner-Hall etc. They made the playoffs and HC quarter finals playing some very nice rugby. Dean Richards was a great coach responisble for a lot of this growth. What's more, they're selling lots of tickets, they've got a great kit to market themselves on and being 'London's Pride'; plus they got 50,000 into Twickenham for an ordinary League Game.

Saracens are my team, but with Union and League I've been down to the Stoop one hell of a lot this year and have come to like Harlequins a lot. How stupid they have been to have seriously dented an excellent reputation; lost an excellent head coach; risk being thrown out of the world's premier club competition and also lose a loyal player for a year. Just for a REALLY trivial, mindless act. They've thrown it all away.[/b]

Harlequins had it all going so well. They had a squad that was really well bonded, packed with a lot of young English talent like Care, Strettle, Skinner, Robshaw, Monye, Turner-Hall etc. They made the playoffs and HC quarter finals playing some very nice rugby. Dean Richards was a great coach responisble for a lot of this growth. What's more, they're selling lots of tickets, they've got a great kit to market themselves on and being 'London's Pride'; plus they got 50,000 into Twickenham for an ordinary League Game.

Saracens are my team, but with Union and League I've been down to the Stoop one hell of a lot this year and have come to like Harlequins a lot. How stupid they have been to have seriously dented an excellent reputation; lost an excellent head coach; risk being thrown out of the world's premier club competition and also lose a loyal player for a year. Just for a REALLY trivial, mindless act. They've thrown it all away.[/b]

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Jesus are you talking about the same Dean Richards as the rest of us.

Dirty cheating bastid comes to my mind. Maybe its a different guy.
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My objection was the way you say the club threw it all away. Richards was the director of rugby, he was in charge of all game day "activities" so it wasnt Harlequins who threw it away, it was Richards. He damaged the reputation of the club as a whole, encouraged a player to cheat and hung him out to dry when it came to a reckoning.

I suppose when you balance the positives with the negatives its not really that rosie a picture.